The Anti-Terrorist Squad in Coimbatore arrested 31 Bangladeshi nationals from the Palladam area of Tiruppur district for illegally residing in the country, the police said on Sunday.
According to officials, the arrests followed a tip-off that a large number of Bangladeshi nationals were staying in banyan companies in the region using fake Aadhaar cards.
"The Coimbatore Anti-Terrorism Squad received secret information that a large number of Bangladeshi youths were staying in banyan companies in the Tiruppur district. Based on this, police arrested 31 youths for illegally staying in the Palladam area using fake Aadhaar cards and brought them to the police station for questioning," said Coimbatore superintendent of police, Badri Narayanan.
Based on this intelligence, the police raided the area and apprehended the youths, who were brought to the police station.
Evidence, including fake Aadhaar cards and PAN cards, was seized from the individuals.
"The youths are currently being interrogated. The police have also seized evidence including Aadhaar cards and PAN cards from those who were brought to the police station and are actively interrogating the youths," said the official.
This operation follows a similar arrest earlier this week, where six Bangladeshi nationals were detained for working and staying illegally in the Mahalakshmi Nagar area of Palladam.
"All 31 arrested Bangladeshi nationals are being brought to the police station for interrogation," added the Coimbatore SP.
The police were further looking into the matter.
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